Gidday, I am in Skull castle – Cet has taken the Lich and I found in a room behind where you talk to the Lich a lock – a level 12 lock. I got the Lichs key off Adriana but doesn’t work on this lock – should it?? (please no spoilers as to whats behind this locked door).

Cheers
Nutman

I think that's the key that's supposed to work... by this time in the game, I've usually got someone with a high-enough lockpick skill that the key is not really needed. Have you tried picking it?

That's weird. The key sould work.

If you want to pick the lock then you will need:
either a thief class (thief, assassin, barbarian, etc.) lockpicker with high Traps and Locks skill. Level 5 lockpicks can also help. A non-thief class lockpicker will fail even with Traps and Locks 12.
or a spellcaster which can cast Disarm Traps spell and has high Sorcery skill (at least 10, I think)
or a zenmaster with Traps and Locks 14.

There are reports of Adrianna's key working and it not working. I think it is a toss up as to what happens in any particular game.

Try the other suggestions and see if you can't get it opened.

Wyv

Here's what I did that worked for me. I believe the lock is level 12. I had a rouge with lockpick level 10, and he used a level 3 pick on the lock and it opened. I believe the key to this working is having someone use a pick where the level of the pick plus the character's lockpick skill is greater than 12. Hope this helps.

Gidday,

hey harleyquinn, your brilliant idea worked, never knew that a lock pick added to your lock picking level. Thought there might of been this certain book in the chest, must be elsewhere.

cheers
Nutman

Yes, the lock is a five-star level 12 lock. There are only two such locks in the game: this one and the lock on the chest with the Monk's Ward. Other locks are far simpler than these two locks. A non-thief lockpicker can open all locks in the game except these two. A thief class or a zenmaster with Traps and Locks 14 can open all locks. A spellcaster with Disarm Traps spell and enough high Sorcery skill can also open all locks in the game.